Community Engagement Center (CEC)

Website | CEC Student Support | Pitzer College | Scott Hall 108 | 909-607-8183  

The Community Engagement Center (CEC) connects students and faculty with local organizations to create community-based research, service-learning and experiential education opportunities. CEC serves as a liaison between the college and community partners, provides student internship opportunities, assists with programming, and provides logistical support to students, faculty, staff, and community partners. There are five Pillars of Engagement;

• Educational Access (EDA): support for community partners addressing education equity issues in the community through tutoring, mentorship, and advocacy.
• The People’s Pitzer (TPP): an initiative to facilitate engagement practices through education, empowerment, community partnerships, and strategies for student civic action.
• Public Health (PH): an initiative to collaborate with public health organizations, participate in health education programs, and engage in advocacy for equitable health policies.
• Research & Technology (RT): supports the research and technology needs of our community partners by leveraging the human and material resources of the colleges.
• Social Media, Arts, & Communications (SMAC): aims to build creative spaces that empower and amplify individuals and organizations working toward a more just and equitable tomorrow

And four Racial Justice Programs that are designed to empower students who identify as Asian, Black, Latine and/or Native/Indigenous through meaningful community partnerships, programming, collaborations and resources.

• Amplifying Black Communities(ABC)
• Asian Community Empowerment (ACE)
• Latine Inspiring Transformations (LIT)
• Native & Indigenous Initiatives (NII)